A groundbreaking study by Mass Eye and Ear associates tinnitus with undetected auditory nerve damage, challenging previous beliefs and opening new paths for treatment through auditory nerve regeneration.

  • MusicHeals@beehaw.org
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    11 months ago

    I have a persistent 12,500Hz ringing in my ears. Doesn’t bother me (yet), but I know some older folks that have issues sleeping because of it. Hope the research is productive!

    (I uses this app to find the tone I hear constantly)

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      11 months ago

      well, my dog certainly hates that! I think about 13k in my right ear but it almost seems like it’s more than one tone?

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        11 months ago

        Yeah, very likely a mix of tones. For me it’s primarily 13.9kHz, but occasionally a much lower tone in just my right ear

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      11 months ago

      If you have trouble sleeping, I’ve found Pink Noise a great help (that’s noise with equal energy per octave, instead of per frequency like White Noise).

      I mostly have tinnitus above 16kHz (used to hear up to 20kHz as a youngster), but it’s progressing with age and from time to time get the “ringing of death” of some cells dying (fortunately not all frequencies seem to add to the tinnitus).